Year Four Prompts Archive

Below are the prompts for the 2022 edition of the Making Art Everyday project. Click or tap each of the monthly themes below to get a full list of the prompts. Each prompt is linked to a search for reference photos, and relevant tutorials are listed at the bottom of each month’s prompts. This page will be updated as the year progresses.

Week 1 : Fruits & Veggies​

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw an orange using the Draw Oranges Two Ways tutorial!

Week 2 : Meals & Snacks

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw some pizza! 
I’ve got TWO fun pizza tutorials for you to choose from this week.

Week 3 : Kitchen Staples

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw some pasta! Not gonna lie, pasta is my favorite food. And it’s also fun to draw!

Week 4 : Something Sweet

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw a donut! Are donuts as irresistible to you as they are to me? Check out my latest tutorial to learn how to draw a yummy pink donut!

Week 5 : Forest Friends

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw a bear! This tutorial will give you the foundation you need to draw a subject in your own stylized way.

Week 6 : Farm Animals

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw a pig! I created a fun step-by-step tutorial for you to follow on the Bardot Brush blog. Ps. I’ve also provided you with the actual color palette I used when creating this art.

Week 7 : Pets

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw a bird! In this Procreate tutorial, you’ll learn the basic form and structure for drawing birds. Together, we’ll simplify the bird form into simple shapes and develop the perfect sketch for creating some birdie art.

Week 8 : Wild Animals

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw a alligator! In this tutorial I draw an alligator in non-traditional colors (I.e. not your typical green alligator.) Plus you’ll find a link to download a ton of FREE Procreate color palettes!

Week 9 : Flowers

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw a poppy! I have two short and sweet poppy tutorials for you this week, so if you only have a minute or two, these are great. You can find them on my new page about drawing flowers in Procreate!

Week 10 : Potted Plants

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw a calathea plant! In this real-time tutorial, I’ll show you how to quickly color, layer, and add details, plus plenty of other tips along the way.

Week 11 : Sketchbook Journaling

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw yourself an award ribbon! Give yourself an illustrated reward for something you’ve accomplished! It can be for a big goal or a small win.

Week 12 : This or That

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw yourself a bumble bee and flower! Follow along with me as I show you how to draw a cute bumblebee in Procreate. Together, we’ll create some lovely realistic watercolor-style washes in a fun, unique way.

 

Week 13 : Grow Your Style

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw yourself a bumble bee and flower! The DTIYS challenge is excellent in helping you find and build the foundations of your style. It highlights elements you like (and don’t like) in other peoples art. Which will help you formulate your own artistic voice and expression.

Monthly Project

Make a Movie Poster

With this project, you’ll be able to complete multiple smaller illustrations throughout the month that will help you build your confidence before sitting down to create your movie poster. Project Details

Week 14: At the Movies

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw popcorn! Join me in this step-by-step tutorial as I teach you to draw a midcentury-style bucket of movie popcorn with my Magic Paper and Midcentury Illustrators Kit brushes.

Week 15: Your Favorite Movies

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw some props! Drawing props or objects is great practice. It will also help you get used to the shapes and colors that make up something.

 

Week 16: Music Instruments

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

If you only draw one piece this week, draw a ukulele! 

 

Week 17: Music Players

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

If you only draw one piece this week, draw a cassette tape! Sam Aker created this cassette tape illustration using my Multi-Tonal Markers brush set. 

Week 18: Outside Play

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

If you only draw one piece this week, draw bubbles! Follow along and draw with me as I teach you how to draw dreamy, sparkly, painterly soap bubbles in this Procreate tutorial.

 

Week 19: Indoor Games

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

If you only draw one piece this week, draw a video game thing! 

 

Week 20: Kid's Creativity

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

If you only draw one piece this week, draw scissors and paper! These art supplies were created with techniques from my Skillshare Papercut class. If you’d like to learn how to create a realistic paper cut effect in Procreate, you can take my Skillshare class and get 1 month FREE of premium Skillshare!

Week 21: Toys

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

I created this rocking horse pattern using techniques I teach in my How To Make Repeating Patterns in Procreate tutorial. In this video, I’ll teach you how repeating patterns work and tips and tricks to make patterns quickly and easily.

Week 22: Beach Vacation

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Follow along with me as I show you how to draw an ice cream cone in a painterly style in Procreate. Using only ONE LAYER!

Week 23: Road Trip

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

I created this nature scene as my project for my Realistic Papercut Skillshare class. If you’d like to learn how to cut digital shapes out of real paper, create lighting effects and manipulate shadows then you’ll love my latest class. New users can get 1 month free!

Week 24: Camping

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

I drew this tasty hot dog with my Awesome Alcohol Markers! If you’d like to learn more about these brushes you can watch my Donut Tutorial where I teach you how to get the most out of these awesome marker brushes.

 

Week 25: Jetsetting

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

I created this fun pink airplane with my Multi-tonal Markers. This set has excellent marker texture that looks remarkably similar to the real thing. People will be shocked that you used your iPad to create it!

 

Week 26: Found in the Forest

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Let’s have some low-res fun! Create your own pixel art with this FREE Procreate brush set: Pixel Art for Procreate! 4 brushes and 3 set up ready-to-go canvases, plus a handy and informative user guide will get you going making pixel art in no time.

Week 27: Found in the Sky

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

I created this cute little seagull with my Wash and Dry Watercolor Toolkit. This set contains beautifully blending wash brushes and texture-full dry brushes that play perfectly together.

 

Week 28: Found in your Neighborhood

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

This little squirrel I drew always makes me smile, so I thought it would be fun to share my digital painting process!

 

 

Week 29: Found by the Water

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

I drew these abstract sea shells with brushes from my Gouache Paintbox set.

 

 

Week 30: Found in the Desert

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

In this tutorial, I’ll teach you how to make colorful, expressive, and texture-rich pastel painting in Procreate. I’ll teach you how to start with a reference photo, work with loose brush strokes, layer on colors, blend and smudge, and so much more.

Week 31: Kitchen

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw a blender! This blender illustration was created with my *UPDATED* Basic Toolkit brush set that will launch next week! If you already own the Master Bundle or the Basic Toolkit, this update is FREE for you. Stay tuned for more news about this set.

 

Week 32: Living Room

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw a house plant! Follow along with me as I show you how to draw a trio of house plants in Procreate. For this drawing, I’ll be using brushes from my Multi-Tonal Markers. This set can achieve some really interesting color effects, I think you are going to love the look and feel you can create with it.

Week 33: Bedroom

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw a laundry basket! I drew this laundry basket with brushes from my Wash and Dry Watercolor Toolkit. This set contains everything you need to create wonderful watercolor-like paintings all with the convenience and control of digital art-making.

Week 34: Studio

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

I drew these art supplies with brushes from my Awesome Alcohol Markers. I sampled textures for these brushes from authentic alcohol-based markers and performed rigorous testing, comparing their behavior to working with physical markers so that when you use them, it feels easy and natural, like working with the real thing. 

Week 35: Bathroom

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw a toothbrush!

The toggles are working. Please, note, that you have to add a template to the library in order to be able to display it inside the toggles.

Week 44: Autumn Farmhouse​

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw a hay bale! I used brushes from my Imperfect Patterns brush set to draw this cow and hay bale illustration. These pattern brushes made rendering this scene a snap!

Week 45: Fall Festival

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw a slice of pumpkin pie! In this tutorial, I’ll teach you how to draw this pumpkin pie in a fun, quirky visual style. I’ve got tips for how to make a subject more visually interesting by playing with angles and proportions.

Week 46: Cozy Comforts

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw a socks! These socks were drawn with brushes from my Pencil Box set. The Quick Scribble brushes made filling in these sock shapes really fast! Another time-saving trick: use Imperfect Patterns to create plaid and striped patterns with the stroke of a brush!

Week 47: Stay Warm

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw a winter coat or hat! 

Week 46: Cozy Comforts

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw a socks! These socks were drawn with brushes from my Pencil Box set. The Quick Scribble brushes made filling in these sock shapes really fast! Another time-saving trick: use Imperfect Patterns to create plaid and striped patterns with the stroke of a brush!

Week 47: Stay Warm

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw a winter coat or hat! 

Week 48: Winter Activities

Weekly Goal

If you only do one piece this week, try this: 

Draw  holly!  Sam Aker drew this illustration with brushes from my Multi-tonal Markers.